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Kirsten Grind

San Francisco

Tech Investigations Reporter at The New York Times

Find me on Bluesky or Threads! NYT tech investigations, ex-WSJ, co-author of Happy At Any Cost, author of The Lost Bank.

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  • 3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Kirsten Grind |Megan Twohey

    Elon Musk boarding Air Force One in March. Photo / Eric Lee, The New York TimesAs Elon Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

  • 4 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | Kirsten Grind |Megan Twohey

    Enquanto Elon Musk se tornava um dos aliados mais próximos de Donald Trump no ano passado, liderando comícios barulhentos e doando cerca de US$ 275 milhões para ajudá-lo a ganhar a presidência, ele também usava drogas com muito mais intensidade do que se sabia anteriormente, de acordo com pessoas familiarizadas com suas atividades. O consumo de drogas de Musk foi muito além do uso ocasional.

  • 4 weeks ago | japantimes.co.jp | Kirsten Grind |Megan Twohey

    As Elon Musk became one of Donald Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $275 million to help him win the U.S. presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities. Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use. He told people he was taking so much ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, that it was affecting his bladder, a known effect of chronic use.

  • 4 weeks ago | afr.com | Kirsten Grind |Megan Twohey

    Kirsten Grind and Megan TwoheyMay 31, 2025 – 8.34am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? As Elon Musk became one of Donald Trump’s closest allies last year, leading raucous rallies and donating about $US275 million ($428 million) to help him win the presidency, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.

  • 4 weeks ago | startribune.com | Kirsten Grind |Megan Twohey

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Kirsten Grind
Kirsten Grind @KirstenGrind
24 Jul 24

You know what would really help this issue, is if @elonmusk would respond to numerous detailed fact-checking/comment request emails/texts that reporters send days, sometimes weeks or months in advance of stories. I sometimes send physical mail, no joke. There is no PR

Teddy Schleifer
Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer

This Elon $45 million thing has been twisted by partisans so many times in so many directions that I think everyone needs a lesson in media literacy

Kirsten Grind
Kirsten Grind @KirstenGrind
19 Jul 24

This is so terrible, there aren't even words for it. @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who's already spent more than a year in Russian jail, sentenced to 16 more on completely fake spy charges https://t.co/sgVhXj0RaF

Kirsten Grind
Kirsten Grind @KirstenGrind
17 Jul 24

Terrific deep dive on the Silicon Valley billionaires backing J.D. Vance, including my fave detail about how he shunned La Croix for Big Red soda in his VC office lol @RMac18 @teddyschleifer https://t.co/jxf7l7qWnW